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W4244

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W4244

F

QR

Avro 683 Lancaster I

Built by:

Avro, Manchester

Contract:

B.69274/40

Works Order:

7671

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Memorial:

Crashed

Fate:

Struck off:

1942-11-14

Delivered:

1942-09-26

Story

Served with 61 Sqn. Returned in poor visibility and crashed on farmland near Honiton, Devon trying to reach RAF Exeter.

Last Flight Details (if lost)

Home Base:

Syerston

Mission:

Gardening (River Adour)

Squadron:

61

Role

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

WOp/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

P/O

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

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Name

P

JL

EH

FC

CH

L

EE

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Campbell

Jackson

Corbett

Bunclark

Coakley

Littlewood

Bartholomew

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Service No.

Service

131110

RAFVR

960546

RAFVR

1312943

RAFVR

657816

RAFVR

1268257

RAFVR

992167

RAFVR

1585069

RAFVR

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Fate

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

Killed

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Movements
Serial
Date
Unit
Notes
W4244
1942-09-26
61 Sqn
W4244
1942-11-11
Cat E
Missions Flown

Click on Date to see more details

Serial
Date
Sqn
Code
Base
Mission
T/O
Land
W4244
1942-10-06
61
QR
F
Syerston
Osnabruck
1955
0135
W4244
1942-10-12
61
QR
F
Syerston
Wismar
1755
2210
W4244
1942-10-13
61
QR
F
Syerston
Kiel
1835
0116
W4244
1942-10-22
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
1755
0230
W4244
1942-10-24
61
QR
F
Syerston
Milan
1225
2310
W4244
1942-11-06
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
2140
2145
W4244
1942-11-07
61
QR
F
Syerston
Genoa
1738
0304
W4244
1942-11-10
61
QR
F
Syerston
Gardening (River Adour)
1730
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